Purim

When we are happy on Purim for the miracles we had in the past, and "recall surrounded from the days of Joshua", we remember the great spirit of Joshua and Caleb, who stood in front of all the difficulties and defeated the fortified towns protected by a wall.

The month of Adar is known to be the month of happiness and laughter. Laughter appears when a person feels full identification with a particular content. The month of Adar is a month of a great effort to compare our will with the will of God.

Rav Kook deals “head-on” with the mitzvot which seem “out-dated” or “immoral” to today’s thinking, including Amalek, the death penalties, monarchy, lashes, animal sacrifices, etc.